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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 26296 Oregon 8 7 - 0 - 1 59 40 2 26273 Pittsburgh 8 8 - 0 - 0 60 40 3 25067 Colgate 9 8 - 1 - 0 55 38 4 24783 Yale 9 8 - 1 - 0 48 35 5 24679 Carleton College 1 1 - 0 - 0 57 40 6 24576 Brown 9 8 - 1 - 0 56 39 7 23239 Ohio State 7 7 - 0 - 0 73 50 8 23124 Swarthmore College 2 2 - 0 - 0 74 52 9 22187 Army 9 9 - 0 - 0 90 60 10 21611 Minnesota 7 6 - 1 - 0 75 52 11 20736 Washington 7 6 - 0 - 1 106 69 12 19503 Oregon State Alumni 1 1 - 0 - 0 81 57 13 18746 Occidental 1 1 - 0 - 0 64 48 14 18681 Pennsylvania 11 7 - 3 - 1 61 42 15 17525 Northwestern 7 6 - 1 - 0 104 68 16 17368 Harvard 10 7 - 3 - 0 87 57 17 17145 Princeton 8 6 - 2 - 0 88 58 18 16646 Notre Dame 9 8 - 1 - 0 138 91 19 16028 Navy 10 6 - 3 - 1 79 54 20 15993 Penn State 10 8 - 2 - 0 114 76 21 15870 Washington and Jefferson 10 8 - 2 - 0 115 76 22 15859 Illinois 7 3 - 3 - 1 52 36 23 15509 Wisconsin 7 4 - 2 - 1 94 63 24 15106 Multnomah Agricultural 3 1 - 2 - 0 28 19 25 15102 Georgetown 9 8 - 1 - 0 146 100 26 14945 Nebraska 8 6 - 2 - 0 99 64 27 14926 Cornell 8 6 - 2 - 0 98 64 28 14096 Michigan 9 7 - 2 - 0 128 84 29 13620 Georgia Tech 9 8 - 0 - 1 160 109 30 13605 New York University 1 1 - 0 - 0 175 119 31 13340 Washington & Lee 9 5 - 2 - 2 117 77 32 13251 Colorado College 7 6 - 1 - 0 152 104 33 13251 Dartmouth 9 5 - 2 - 2 107 71 34 13175 Colorado State 7 6 - 0 - 1 171 115 35 12864 West Virginia 9 5 - 2 - 2 111 74 36 12775 Syracuse 9 5 - 4 - 0 100 66 37 12668 Rutgers 7 3 - 2 - 2 97 64 38 12610 Lehigh 9 6 - 2 - 1 130 85 39 12238 Missouri 8 6 - 1 - 1 151 103 40 12218 University of Chicago 7 3 - 4 - 0 54 37 41 12180 Tulsa 3 3 - 0 - 0 180 121 42 11884 Tufts University 4 2 - 2 - 0 58 40 43 11773 Iowa 7 4 - 3 - 0 85 57 44 11520 Springfield College 2 0 - 2 - 0 11 6 45 11228 Rochester 1 0 - 1 - 0 6 3 46 11193 Allegheny College 1 0 - 1 - 0 5 2 47 10944 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 4 1 48 10656 California 11 6 - 4 - 1 137 88 49 10629 Rhode Island 2 0 - 2 - 0 7 4 50 10256 Kansas State 8 6 - 1 - 1 162 112 51 10168 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 13 7 52 10087 Maine 2 0 - 2 - 0 10 6 53 9803 Iowa State 8 5 - 2 - 1 148 101 54 9765 Carnegie Mellon 3 0 - 3 - 0 18 11 55 9580 Vermont 1 0 - 1 - 0 9 6 56 9273 Amherst College 1 0 - 1 - 0 8 6 57 9242 Oregon State 9 4 - 5 - 0 93 62 58 8271 Trinity College CT 2 0 - 2 - 0 14 7 59 8029 Texas 9 7 - 2 - 0 173 116 60 8010 Vanderbilt 9 7 - 1 - 1 196 140 61 7879 Oberlin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 12 7 62 7672 Tennessee 9 8 - 0 - 1 211 157 63 7668 Ursinus College 2 1 - 1 - 0 95 64 64 7514 Kansas 8 4 - 3 - 1 122 79 65 7326 Virginia Tech 9 7 - 2 - 0 184 126 66 7272 Grinnell College 2 1 - 1 - 0 124 82 67 7238 North Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 15 10 68 6923 Muhlenberg College 2 1 - 1 - 0 118 78 69 6862 Denver 7 4 - 2 - 1 149 103 70 6762 Washington State 2 0 - 2 - 0 41 29 71 6289 Ballard Meteors 1 0 - 1 - 0 17 11 72 6286 Baylor 10 9 - 1 - 0 208 151 73 6209 Maryland 2 1 - 1 - 0 126 83 74 6155 Rice 9 6 - 1 - 2 187 130 75 5859 North Carolina 9 5 - 4 - 0 142 94 76 5464 Bremerton Navy 1 0 - 1 - 0 16 11 77 5364 Marietta College 3 1 - 2 - 0 71 50 78 5322 Georgia 9 6 - 3 - 0 167 113 79 5253 Utah 5 3 - 2 - 0 166 113 80 5053 Williams College 2 0 - 2 - 0 23 16 81 4826 Auburn 8 6 - 2 - 0 192 135 82 4769 Lake Forest College 1 0 - 1 - 0 20 15 83 4700 Gettysburg College 4 1 - 3 - 0 72 50 84 4631 Louisiana State 10 7 - 1 - 2 202 144 85 4531 Colby College 1 0 - 1 - 0 22 16 86 4500 South Dakota State 2 0 - 2 - 0 24 16 87 4485 Susquehanna 4 1 - 3 - 0 63 44 88 4431 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 19 14 89 4389 Holy Cross 3 0 - 3 - 0 31 21 90 4193 Lafayette 9 2 - 6 - 1 86 57 91 3709 Case Western Reserve 3 0 - 3 - 0 25 17 92 3624 Tulane 8 4 - 3 - 1 158 108 93 3598 Indiana 7 2 - 4 - 1 120 79 94 3456 Purdue 7 2 - 4 - 1 116 77 95 3045 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 21 16 96 2876 Oklahoma 11 6 - 5 - 0 174 117 97 2772 Colorado School of Mines 6 3 - 2 - 1 172 116 98 2480 Texas A&M 9 6 - 3 - 0 188 130 99 2423 Virginia 9 4 - 5 - 0 145 98 100 2357 Michigan State 2 0 - 2 - 0 34 23 101 2292 West Virginia Wesleyan 9 3 - 6 - 0 113 75 102 2058 Villanova 3 0 - 3 - 0 32 21 103 1889 Bethany WV 1 0 - 1 - 0 30 21 104 1697 Whittier College 1 0 - 1 - 0 65 48 105 1635 Lawrence University 1 0 - 1 - 0 33 23 106 1562 Alma College 1 0 - 1 - 0 26 18 107 1528 Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 27 18 108 1416 Sewanee 11 6 - 3 - 2 203 145 109 1236 Catholic University 3 1 - 2 - 0 109 73 110 986 Nebraska Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 38 26 111 840 Westminster PA 4 0 - 4 - 0 51 36 112 768 Davidson 9 5 - 3 - 1 195 138 113 760 Kentucky 7 4 - 1 - 2 222 168 114 752 Texas Christian 9 6 - 2 - 1 214 159 115 729 George Washington 1 0 - 1 - 0 35 25 116 672 Geneva 2 0 - 2 - 0 29 20 117 591 Whitman 2 0 - 2 - 0 47 34 118 441 Franklin & Marshall 3 0 - 3 - 0 42 29 119 422 Bucknell 12 3 - 9 - 0 112 74 120 395 Alabama 9 6 - 3 - 0 200 142 121 360 Eastern College 1 0 - 1 - 0 36 25 122 272 Drake 8 3 - 5 - 0 143 95 123 80 Massachusetts 3 0 - 3 - 0 37 25 124 0 Colorado Alumni 1 0 - 0 - 1 2 0 125 0 Denver Freshmen 1 0 - 0 - 1 3 0 126 0 Fordham 1 0 - 0 - 1 1 0 127 -222 Mount Union College 1 0 - 1 - 0 39 28 128 -280 Lebanon Valley College 5 0 - 4 - 1 84 57 129 -349 Boston College 1 0 - 1 - 0 45 33 130 -856 Citadel 8 6 - 1 - 1 225 177 131 -1098 Carroll WI 1 0 - 1 - 0 40 28 132 -1440 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 46 33 133 -1543 Oklahoma State 8 4 - 4 - 0 193 136 134 -1585 Haskell Indian Nation 5 1 - 4 - 0 119 79 135 -1739 Cornell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 62 43 136 -1966 Colorado College Alumni 1 0 - 1 - 0 44 32 137 -1989 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 43 31 138 -2016 North Carolina State 7 2 - 5 - 0 136 88 139 -2065 Dickinson College 2 0 - 1 - 1 53 37 140 -2327 Nevada Reno 1 1 - 0 - 0 231 196 141 -2453 East Syracuse AA 1 0 - 1 - 0 50 36 142 -2538 Ohio University 1 0 - 1 - 0 49 36 143 -2592 Idaho 2 1 - 1 - 0 183 126 144 -2653 Morningside 1 0 - 1 - 0 76 53 145 -2837 Creighton 1 0 - 1 - 0 105 69 146 -2991 Originals AC 2 0 - 2 - 0 68 48 147 -3095 Virginia Military 9 4 - 5 - 0 194 137 148 -3456 Olympic Club 2 0 - 1 - 1 66 48 149 -3517 Colorado 7 1 - 5 - 1 121 79 150 -3613 Baker University 1 0 - 1 - 0 69 50 151 -3636 Mississippi State 9 4 - 4 - 1 207 151 152 -3701 Emporia State 2 0 - 2 - 0 82 57 153 -3859 St. Mary's CA 1 0 - 1 - 0 67 48 154 -3982 Highland Park 1 0 - 1 - 0 78 53 155 -3982 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 77 53 156 -4024 Southern California 3 0 - 3 - 0 91 61 157 -4392 Mississippi College 7 4 - 3 - 0 213 159 158 -4442 Wabash College 2 0 - 2 - 0 80 56 159 -4657 Knox College 1 0 - 0 - 1 215 160 160 -4657 Washington MO 7 3 - 3 - 1 199 142 161 -4869 Southwestern (Texas) 6 1 - 4 - 1 150 103 162 -4926 Southwestern KS 1 0 - 1 - 0 70 50 163 -5702 Dallas 2 1 - 1 - 0 206 150 164 -5867 Daniel Baker 2 1 - 1 - 0 212 158 165 -5867 Washburn University 2 0 - 2 - 0 83 57 166 -5975 Wyoming 5 1 - 4 - 0 159 109 167 -6754 New Mexico 2 0 - 2 - 0 96 64 168 -7019 Tusculum College 1 0 - 1 - 0 92 62 169 -7134 Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 110 74 170 -7196 Albright 4 0 - 4 - 0 103 68 171 -7330 Southwestern (TN) 1 0 - 1 - 0 89 60 172 -7345 Clemson 9 3 - 6 - 0 191 134 173 -7534 Davis & Elkins 2 0 - 2 - 0 102 68 174 -7626 Maryville College 3 0 - 2 - 1 154 107 175 -7841 Arkansas 8 4 - 4 - 0 219 163 176 -7991 Central Missouri 2 0 - 2 - 0 131 86 177 -8014 Trinity University TX 3 1 - 2 - 0 185 129 178 -8209 Cumberland TN 2 0 - 2 - 0 101 68 179 -8309 Wake Forest 6 3 - 3 - 0 217 160 180 -8762 Richmond 2 0 - 2 - 0 125 82 181 -8785 Transylvania 3 1 - 2 - 0 197 141 182 -8931 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 0 - 4 - 0 129 85 183 -9035 Texas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 108 72 184 -9216 Florida 5 0 - 5 - 0 134 86 185 -9281 Roanoke 4 0 - 4 - 0 133 86 186 -9553 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 127 84 187 -9665 Spring Hill 1 0 - 1 - 0 139 92 188 -9949 Samford 1 0 - 1 - 0 123 81 189 -9999 DePauw University 2 0 - 2 - 0 141 93 190 -10033 Furman 8 3 - 5 - 0 220 163 191 -10099 Austin College 4 0 - 3 - 1 132 86 192 -10145 Newberry College 7 5 - 2 - 0 237 209 193 -10752 Jefferson (Texas) 2 0 - 2 - 0 135 88 194 -10824 William Penn College 1 0 - 1 - 0 181 122 195 -11136 Montana State 1 0 - 0 - 1 230 196 196 -11136 Utah State 7 1 - 5 - 1 198 141 197 -11504 Hampden-Sydney College 2 0 - 2 - 0 153 106 198 -11592 Howard Payne 2 0 - 2 - 0 140 93 199 -11704 Meridian 1 0 - 1 - 0 168 114 200 -11957 Presbyterian 7 4 - 3 - 0 233 197 201 -12472 Kingfisher 1 0 - 1 - 0 144 96 202 -12648 Muskingum College 1 0 - 1 - 0 147 101 203 -12744 Southern Methodist 10 0 - 8 - 2 179 120 204 -12783 Birmingham Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 178 120 205 -12963 Rose-Hulman 2 0 - 2 - 0 161 110 206 -13052 Middle Tennessee 1 0 - 1 - 0 155 108 207 -13447 Central Oklahoma 2 0 - 2 - 0 169 114 208 -13754 Butler 1 0 - 1 - 0 164 113 209 -13777 Morgan State 1 0 - 1 - 0 156 108 210 -13889 Cincinnati 1 0 - 1 - 0 163 113 211 -14177 Bloomsburg University 1 0 - 1 - 0 176 119 212 -14284 Mississippi 9 3 - 6 - 0 218 162 213 -14373 Simpson College 1 0 - 1 - 0 182 122 214 -14411 South Carolina 9 2 - 7 - 0 221 163 215 -14538 Centre College 1 0 - 1 - 0 165 113 216 -14611 Bethany KS 1 0 - 1 - 0 190 134 217 -14737 Southwestern Oklahoma State 2 0 - 2 - 0 170 114 218 -14933 South Alabama 1 0 - 1 - 0 177 120 219 -15310 Mercer 3 0 - 3 - 0 157 108 220 -15632 Charleston Navy School 1 0 - 1 - 0 186 130 221 -16485 Missouri Rolla 3 0 - 3 - 0 201 144 222 -16892 Northwest Oklahoma 1 0 - 1 - 0 189 133 223 -17372 Saint Louis 1 0 - 1 - 0 216 160 224 -18297 Gallaudet 1 0 - 1 - 0 204 147 225 -18389 William & Mary 1 0 - 1 - 0 205 147 226 -18716 Ouachita 1 0 - 1 - 0 209 157 227 -18877 Pittsburg State 1 0 - 1 - 0 224 175 228 -19714 Southern Mississippi 1 0 - 1 - 0 210 157 229 -19941 Wofford 9 2 - 7 - 0 226 187 230 -20405 Chick Springs Military 1 0 - 1 - 0 227 192 231 -20851 Erskine 4 1 - 3 - 0 235 202 232 -23178 Oklahoma Mines 1 0 - 1 - 0 223 175 233 -24161 West Logan High 1 0 - 1 - 0 232 196 234 -25244 Georgia B 1 0 - 1 - 0 228 192 235 -25562 Bailey 1 0 - 1 - 0 234 200 236 -26419 Hendrix 2 0 - 2 - 0 229 193 237 -28158 Arkansas State 1 0 - 1 - 0 238 212 238 -28838 Union (Tennessee) 1 0 - 1 - 0 239 212 239 -29114 Guilford College 2 0 - 2 - 0 236 204